The innocents abroad; . CHAPTER LIX. TTTE were at sea now, for a very long voyage—we were ro V V pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic—a voyage of several HOMEWARD BOUND. We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home man-ner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, androam no more for twenty or thirty days. No more, at least,than from stem to stern of the ship. It was a very comfort-able prospect, though, for we were tired and needed a longrest. 636
The innocents abroad; . CHAPTER LIX. TTTE were at sea now, for a very long voyage—we were ro V V pass through the entire length of the Levant; through the entire length of the Mediterranean proper, also, and then cross the full width of the Atlantic—a voyage of several HOMEWARD BOUND. We naturally settled down into a very slow, stay-at-home man-ner of life, and resolved to be quiet, exemplary people, androam no more for twenty or thirty days. No more, at least,than from stem to stern of the ship. It was a very comfort-able prospect, though, for we were tired and needed a longrest. 636 NOTE-BOOKS AT SEA. We were all lazy and satisfied, now, as the meager entriesin mj note-book (that sure index, to me, of my condition,)prove. Wliat a stupid thing a note-book gets to be at sea, anyway. Please observe the style : Sunday—Services, as usual, at four bells. Services at night, also. No cards. ??Monday—Beautiful day, but rained hard. The cattle purchased at Alexandriafor beef ought to be shingled. Or else fattened. The water stands in deep pud-dles in the depressions forward of their after shoulders. Also here and there allover their backs. It is well they are not cows—it would soak in and ruin themilk. The poor devil eagle* from Syria looks misera
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